When tipping was considered un-American (2015)

Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by nomdep on Sunday November 22, 2020 @10:07AM (#25177970)

1. Everyone stop tipping.

2. Greedy enployers can't use the promise of tipping as an excuse so they start to paying minimun wage.

3. Government intervenes making sure minimum wage is paid.

It starts with (1).

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Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by pbhjpbhj on Sunday November 22, 2020 @10:14AM (#25178011)

I'd say it starts with 3 otherwise all people in tip-funded service industry get screwed by the more wealthy people using their services.

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Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by lotsofpulp on Sunday November 22, 2020 @10:23AM (#25178114)

The tipping hasn’t stopped even in states and cities the government has already done (3).

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Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by mbirth on Sunday November 22, 2020 @01:33PM (#25179721)

But what to do about all those waiters/waitresses that previously made money like some senior engineer and now get paid only minimum wage?

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Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by ryanbrunner on Sunday November 22, 2020 @03:54PM (#25180985)

They wouldn't get even minimum wage. Servers earn less than minimum wage in many places, to compensate for the fact that they get tips.

Starting your movement with "don't tip" is a great way to punish workers without much chance of being successful. It should probably start with the restaurants, or even regulation.

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Re:When tipping was considered un-American (2015) by mbirth on Sunday November 22, 2020 @05:20PM (#25181662)

AFAIK almost everywhere there's a law that makes it illegal to pay below minimum wage. And if they don't like it, they're free to find a better paid job for an unskilled worker elsewhere.

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